Steve Kerr takes the blame for the Dubs’ turnaround-packed loss to the Raptors

They have good news since Christmas came and went for the Golden State Warriors as they suffered another clutch loss in their 141-127 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Despite Stephen Curry scoring 39 points, his eighth +35-point game of the season, and despite blowing a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Warriors sank into their old habits, turning the ball over 20 times.

8 of those turnovers came in the fourth quarter and overtime, including a bad pass by Draymond Green on a Warriors three lead with a minute left in regulation that led to a game-tying 3-pointer by Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley. And in overtime, the Dubs ran out of gas as a younger, faster Toronto team led by Scotty Barnes and his 23 points, 25 rebounds and 10 assists outlasted Golden State.

After the game, the head coach Steve Kerr took the blame for the Warriors’ eleventh clutch loss of the season, which drops them to 16-16 on the season.

“I’ve got to organize us better during those periods, that’s my responsibility,” Kerr said (via Sam Gordon of the San Francisco Chronicle ). “They increased the pressure, we didn’t handle it well, and they scored 35 points less than our turnovers.”

The loss in Toronto snapped a 3-game winning streak, a stretch where it looked like the Warriors were on the verge of turning things around. Instead, they took a comfortable advantage while wasting precious minutes on veterans without much to show for it. Curry played 41 minutes, Jimmy Butler 37, and Draymond Green 33.

“It’s awful,” Kerr continued. “We were on a little bit of a run. We had a chance for some momentum. We controlled the whole game, and then we let it go.”

There is no rest for the weary

In regards to turnover issues, the Raptors destroyed the Warriors on the boards. Toronto outscored the Dubs 21-11 in the fourth quarter and overtime, turning those second chances into improbable ones for the Warriors.

“They got all the turnovers, offensive rebounds, extra possessions,” Curry he said after the game (via Gordon). “We win as a team, we lose as a team. The idea of ​​securing possession and just getting a shot at the rim, we all have to figure out how to do that. Twenty turnovers isn’t going to solve that.”

The Warriors don’t have the luxury of dealing with this loss with the Brooklyn Nets on the horizon in less than 24 hours. But the question is whether they rest veterans against one of the worst teams in the league.

The Warriors will surely rest Al Horford according to his not playing both ends of successive politics. As for the rest of the Warriors, they’ll likely have De’Anthony Melton available as they’ve decided to lean on him up front this back-to-back.

For Curry, Butler and Green, their statuses for tomorrow remain somewhat up in the air. When asked specifically about Curry, Kerr said he expects to be available for Brooklyn, but did not commit to his status.

“I expect him to, but it’s tough,” Kerr said. “Jimmy too, 37 (minutes), Dray 33 (minutes), with back-to-back. A huge loss but we have to bounce back.”